Thomas Fortin
Canadian politician
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Thomas Fortin (15 December 1853 – 31 March 1933) was a lawyer, judge, educator and political figure in Quebec, Canada. He represented Laval in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1901 as a Liberal.
He was born in St-François-de-la-Beauce, Beauce County, Canada East, the son of Joseph Fortin and Marie-Louis Vachon. He studied law at the Université Laval[1] and was admitted to the Quebec bar in 1882. Fortin was professor of civil and municipal law at McGill University.[2] Fortin settled at Sainte-Rose in Laval County in 1885.[1] He resigned his seat in the House of Commons in 1901 after he was named to the Quebec Superior Court for Montreal district.[citation needed]
Fortin retired from the bench in December 1919. He died at Sainte-Rose-de-Laval at the age of 79.[1]
Electoral record
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Laval | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Fortin | 1,821 | 54.8 | +3.3 | ||||
| Conservative | J.E. Émile Léonard | 1,502 | 45.2 | -3.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,323 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Laval | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Fortin | 1,541 | 51.5 | +17.9 | ||||
| Conservative | F.J. Bisaillon | 1,449 | 48.5 | -17.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,990 | 100.0 | ||||||
He was the father of Marc-Aurèle Fortin
